Patents Assigned to ITW de France
  • Patent number: 7708036
    Abstract: An obturating assembly includes a body having an aperture for passage to the pipe of a fuel supply spout of predetermined outer diameter and an obturator that is moveable with respect to the body. In accordance with the invention, the head further includes an access assembly having a shell through which the spout must pass before reaching the obturator, the shell having a plurality of flexible tabs generally forming an assembly of funnel shape of which the minor diameter is less than the outer diameter of the spout and of which the major diameter is greater than the outer diameter of the spout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: ITW DE France
    Inventor: Jean-Philippe Bar
  • Patent number: 7640954
    Abstract: An obturating assembly includes a body having an aperture for passage to the pipe of a fuel supply spout of predetermined outer diameter and an obturator moveable with respect to the body, able to assume an obturating position in which it conceals the passage aperture and a freeing position in which it does not conceal it, the obturator being driven towards the freeing position by that spout when it meets the obturator during a thrusting movement of the spout into the head. In accordance with the invention, the passage aperture is provided in an oblique wall or wall portion, with the angular offset between the orientation of said obturator in the obturating position and the transverse orientation being at least equal to 20°.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2010
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventor: Jean-Philippe Bar
  • Patent number: 7607632
    Abstract: The fixing device includes a base including elements for pivotal mounting of the ring; a foot carried by the base, including a first pair of lugs extending from the base, a crossmember disposed between the lugs, and a second pair of lugs connected to the base; and a rod adapted to enter a bore provided through the base; each of the lugs having a shoulder over the whole of the width of the lug, the shoulder forming a transition between a first section of the lug and a thinner second portion. The support includes the above device and a ring retained in the pivotal mounting elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2009
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventors: Emile Droche, Jean-Pierre Lesecq
  • Patent number: 7553116
    Abstract: The fastener comprises a first part having a stem and a head attached to one end of the stem, and a second part having two elastic feet and a plate from which the elastic feet project transversely, the stem being adapted to slide in an opening formed in the plate, the fastener being adapted to assume a waiting position in which the first part is held in the second part by means of the stem passing through the opening and clamping said plate between a stop surface and a tooth; a locking position; and an unlocking position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2009
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lesecq
  • Patent number: 7322784
    Abstract: The female attachment, which is made of plastics material, has a recess and at least two lugs projecting into the recess for clipping it to a stud. It includes connecting members extending between a first body and a second body and delimiting the recess, the connecting members comprising at least one rigid arm and at least two flexible strips separated from each other. The obturator includes a female attachment of the above kind and a skirt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2008
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventors: Dominique Castro, Bogdan Chrzastek
  • Patent number: 7191876
    Abstract: The rotation-retarding device includes a first element and a second element having a rotary motion to be retarded relative to each other. The first element includes a block of flexible material (106), the second element (107) is able to locally deform the block of flexible material (106) throughout the rotary motion in order to retard this motion, and anti-adherence means are provided at the interface of the two elements. The block of flexible material (106) may also have a dimensional variation able to permit progressive retarding of the rotary motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventor: Emile Droche
  • Publication number: 20070018131
    Abstract: An obturating assembly includes a body having an aperture for passage to the pipe of a fuel supply spout of predetermined outer diameter and an obturator moveable with respect to the body, able to assume an obturating position in which it conceals the passage aperture and a freeing position in which it does not conceal it, the obturator being driven towards the freeing position by that spout when it meets the obturator during a thrusting movement of the spout into the head. In accordance with the invention, the passage aperture is provided in an oblique wall or wall portion, with the angular offset between the orientation of said obturator in the obturating position and the transverse orientation being at least equal to 20°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 25, 2007
    Applicant: ITW DE FRANCE
    Inventor: Jean-Philippe Bar
  • Publication number: 20060289083
    Abstract: An obturating assembly includes a body having an aperture for passage to the pipe of a fuel supply spout of predetermined outer diameter and an obturator that is moveable with respect to the body. In accordance with the invention, the head further includes an access assembly having a shell through which the spout must pass before reaching the obturator, the shell having a plurality of flexible tabs generally forming an assembly of funnel shape of which the minor diameter is less than the outer diameter of the spout and of which the major diameter is greater than the outer diameter of the spout.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: ITW DE FRANCE
    Inventor: Jean-Philippe BAR
  • Patent number: 7108298
    Abstract: A locking device for a cover and the like which is locked by a first push and unlocked by a second push includes a case (1) which has at a work face (8), an elastic leg (7) provided with a follower (14); and a sliding member (2) which has, parallel to the work face (8), a planar cam surface (24) from which projects a central island (27) about which is formed a cam track for the follower (14). On the first push, the follower (14) passes from its free position (R) to its captive position (V) by a first path on the cam track and, on the second push, the follower (14) passes from its captive position (V) to its free position (R) by a second path distinct from the first path.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2006
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventors: Laurent Huet, Christian Courtin, Rachid Idjakiren
  • Publication number: 20060034671
    Abstract: The female attachment, which is made of plastics material, has a recess and at least two lugs projecting into the recess for clipping it to a stud. It includes connecting members extending between a first body and a second body and delimiting the recess, the connecting members comprising at least one rigid arm and at least two flexible strips separated from each other. The obturator includes a female attachment of the above kind and a skirt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: ITW DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Dominique Castro, Bogdan Chrzastek
  • Publication number: 20050224139
    Abstract: It comprises a protection assembly comprising two latches mounted on a shutter and two mortises, each latch having a catch and, when the shutter is in an obturating position, being able to assume an operating position in which its catch is engaged in a respective one of said mortises such that said latch fixes the shutter, each latch having a maneuvering portion adapted to cooperate with the edge of said spout of appropriate diameter for said latch to be driven to a withdrawn position by said spout when it meets a maneuvering portion during a thrusting movement into the end piece, the maneuvering portion of each latch being separated from the maneuvering portion of the other latch by a free space having a length smaller than said appropriate diameter and greater than an inappropriate spout diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 5, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Applicant: ITW DE FRANCE
    Inventors: Jean-Philippe Bar, Dany Delafraye
  • Patent number: 6305055
    Abstract: The snapping-in foot (3) of this fastener (1) has a flat rigid web (10) and two curved flexible flanges (11A, 11B) each connected to the web (10) and having, opposite a plane face (14A) of the web, an internal surface bordered by this plane face of the web, by a longitudinal edge (16A) of this flange and by a transverse edge of this flange, with the internal surface of each flange (11A) being concave and with the longitudinal edge (16A) of each flange having, seen by an observer disposed parallel to the plane face (14A) of the web (10) opposite this internal surface, a V shape whose apex, directed outwards, is situated at the level of a change-of-direction plane (18) on each side of which the external surface of the foot (3) tapers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventor: Dominique Castro
  • Patent number: 6155762
    Abstract: An article has a tubular barrel (4) formed with a cavity and a catch (6) extending within a cavity window (5). A threaded rod (22) is adapted to be received in the cavity. In the absence of stress, the catch (6), in a rest position, has a wedge (12A) projecting inside the barrel (4). This wedge has a first inclined face (14) which faces the inlet opening (13) in the barrel and is inclined theretowards and towards the outside, and having a second face (15) which is opposed to the first and inclined in the opposite direction from the inlet opening (13) towards the outside. The catch (6) is adapted to tilt resiliently towards the outside when a force normal to the first inclined face (14) is applied thereto and to tilt resiliently inwards when a force normal to the second inclined face (15) is applied thereto. The article is used, when made of plastics material, with a threaded metal rod.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2000
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventor: Christian Courtin
  • Patent number: 5879051
    Abstract: The device comprises a band (9) made of relatively rigid plastic material designed to be sewn to the covering (4) and also hooking means (11) adapted to engage on a predetermined element (2) of the seat (1), the band (9) and the hooking means (11) being manufactured in a single piece from the same material.The seat (1) comprises in particular as the predetermined element (2) an end portion (6) in the form of a corner.The method provides for a sewing step in which the covering (4) is sewn on the fixing device (5) on the same side as the hook (13), the device (5) then being turned relative to the covering (4) so that its side opposite to the hook (13) is against the covering before clipping on the end portion (6).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventor: Henri Cozzani
  • Patent number: 5868370
    Abstract: The device comprises a foot (7) equipped with two pairs of mutually opposite lugs (10A, 10B, 12A, 12B) one of which carries a crosspiece (11) having a portion (18) in the form of a wedge which points towards a slot situated between the lugs (12A, 12B) of the other pair, the crosspiece (11) having a body (17) in which a housing (19) is formed for a metal nut (4) with which the threaded metallic shank of a screw (3) engages, the screw (3) serving to drive the crosspiece (11) towards the base member (5) so that the lugs (10A, 10B) of the first pair flex while the wedge (18) causes the lugs (12A, 12B) of the other pair to bend outwards.The fastening support (1) also comprises a hook (6) provided for the pivot of a sun visor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1999
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventor: Andre Nivet
  • Patent number: 5779411
    Abstract: A clip (2) fitted by snapping into a component-carrying lug (40) and then snapped into the head (5) of a nut/pin (1). The assembly thus formed is advantageously further complemented by a screw (15) which can also be engaged in the nut and can be presented en bloc opposite a aperture (51) formed for this purpose in a support (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1998
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventors: Jean-Christophe Vasseur, Alain Villerot
  • Patent number: 5718025
    Abstract: A fixing device having a stem (3) adapted to be retained in a wall, this stem having a shaft (9) carrying flexible non-return blades (13A, 13B, 13C, 13D), and having at least three longitudinal wings (10A, 10B, 10C, 10D) oriented in respective planes which intersect at the central longitudinal axis of the shaft, with the surface defining the free end of two of such wings being adjacent to the contour provided for the hole when the latter and the shaft are disposed concentrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 17, 1998
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventor: Christian Courtin
  • Patent number: 5660252
    Abstract: A rotation retarder has a startor (1), a rotor (3) designed to receive the rotational movement to be retarded, and an elastic component (10) disposed between the rotor and the stator (2) the stator (2) having a seat (4) from which projects a shaft (6) with an overall cylindrical wall, and the rotor (3) having a housing (13) with an overall cylindrical wall for rotational mounting on the shaft (6). The retarder (1) is characterized in that the elastic component (10) is in direct contact with the wall of the shaft (6) and the wall of the housing (13) between which it is compressed, the area of contact between the first one of these walls and the elastic component (10) being larger than the area of contact between the second one of these walls and the elastic component (10), whereby the elastic component (10) is held on the first wall while the second wall is able to slide with respect to the elastic component (10).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 26, 1997
    Assignee: ITW de France
    Inventor: Thierry Lafon
  • Patent number: 5607126
    Abstract: A support for mounting elongate articles, such as, tubes, pipes, conduits, cables, or the like, comprises a base member having a longitudinal extent, and a plurality of support members disposed transversely across the base member for engaging and supporting the elongate articles. The support members are longitudinally spaced upon the base member and engage opposite sides or regions of the elongate articles, such as, for example, upper regions or surface portions, and lower regions or surface portions. The upper support members comprise a plurality of deformable, resilient, and flexible blade members, and the lower support members comprise either cut-out portions formed within partition members, or similar resiliently flexible and deformable blade members.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1995
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Cordola, Rachid Idjakiren
  • Patent number: 5584528
    Abstract: The catch (1) includes a plate (2 ) and a block (3 ) slidably mounted on the plate, which is connected by a strip (20) to a handle (19) so that the block (3) can be slidably adjusted with respect to the plate (2) by pulling on the handle (19) whilst the plate (2) is held in position.The system includes such a catch, adapted so that the handle is accessible in a predetermined position in which the stop surfaces have to come together, and in which the remainder of the system is inaccessible.The method provides that the position of the stop surface (16) is adjusted by pulling on the handle (19) until the stop surface (16) on the catch is brought into contact with the stop surface with which it has to interact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 17, 1996
    Assignee: ITW De France
    Inventor: Henri Cozzani